Chapter 58- bloodthirsty
After spending the entire morning buried in paperwork, Charles rubbed his temples, visibly exhausted. He finally set down his pen and retreated into the lounge for a quick nap. When Giles came to wake him, the fatigue had lifted slightly from his handsome features.
"Boss, Chairman Louis wants to see you. He’s requested an audience several times while you were away," Giles reported calmly.
Before Charles left the country, he’d given Giles some very precise instructions—and the man had executed them to perfection. Louis Group had diverted all their liquid assets into a partnership with an American enterprise. But Black Rock Co. had abruptly wedged its way into the deal, cutting Louis Group out of their original position. Their investment was now frozen, and capital loss was inevitable. The resulting stock turbulence would be hard to contain.
Harold Louis never imagined his modestly scaled company could be so easily devoured. But from the very first time he saw Charles at the Louis estate, he had sensed the youth’s ambition—and the chilling weight of his presence.
Charles leaned back into the executive chair, his movements elegant, his eyes once again returning to their habitual cold precision.
Whatever the personal entanglement, Harold was his future father-in-law—the man deserved a proper audience.
"Let him up," Charles said mildly.
Giles brought up Harold himself. The older man, dressed in formal business attire, appeared stiff and ill-at-ease. At the moment he stepped into the office, a fleeting trace of anxiety flickered across his face.
"Sit," Charles said evenly.